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Ward and Benninghoff announce Keystone Historic Preservation Grant

HARRISBURG — Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) and Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-171) announced Mifflin County has been awarded a $92,000 Keystone Historic Preservation Grant through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The funding will be used to repair and restore the deteriorated front entrance of the Mifflin County Historic Courthouse in Lewistown, preserving the building’s historic character while improving public access and safety. “Our historic courthouses serve as important symbols of community pride and local heritage,” Ward said. “This grant will help ensure the ...

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Renovations at Lewistown Station underway by Amtrak

LEWISTOWN — One of the oldest passenger rail depots in the nation is about to enter a new era. Amtrak is preparing to launch a major renovation of the Lewistown Junction Train Station, a project that will modernize the historic depot while preserving its character and improving ...

Local titleholders shine at Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant

YORK, Pa. — Under the lights of the historic Apollo Theatre on Saturday night, four young women with ties to the Juniata Valley walked onto the Miss Pennsylvania stage carrying the hopes of their communities. By the end of the evening, they had done far more than represent their titles — they made their mark on one of the state’s most competitive scholarship stages. The Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition held its finals Saturday following preliminary rounds on Friday, and local contestants delivered one of the strongest collective showings the region has seen in ...

QUITE A CATCH

Jordan Lovejoy, of Annapolis Md., captured a sweep with a Triple Crown title at the Juniata Regatta in the Juniata River Valley’s Kayak Adventure Series this past weekend. The event was hosted by the Juniata River Valley Tourism Bureau. Jordan won the KastKing Individual Division, the Toyo Tires Team Division with his partner Jimmy Entwistle and the New Primal Next Up Division and won an extra $500 for winning the “county bounty,” which is the top placing angler who lodged in Mifflin County. His winning smallmouth bass measured 94.50 inches.

Remembering Dad: Fathers, children and the games that shaped them

LEWISTOWN — Father’s Day has a way of pulling people back to the beginning. Not the beginning of high school careers or college seasons, but the real beginning — the first time a child tugged on a too-big jersey, the first time a father knelt in the grass to show them how to hold a bat, ...